Janka Hlinka or Janka Hlinková (born 31 October 1995) is a Slovak-American

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and member of the Slovak national team, currently playing in the

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(PHF) with the Connecticut Whale. Her

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career was played at

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, where she won three

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championships.

Playing career

As a player with the Middlebury Panthers women's ice hockey program, Hlinka recorded 20 goals and 45 assists for a total of 65 points in 113 career NCAA Division III games. She and future Whale teammate

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were Panther teammates for one season. Hlinka relocated to Europe after graduating from college. During the 2018–19 campaign, she suited up for ŠKP Bratislava U16 in the , the top under-16 (U16) boys' league in Slovakia, posting 12

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and 11 assists in 21 games. She then spent two seasons with Skellefteå AIK Dam in the Swedish

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, where she led the team in scoring both seasons. She tallied 25

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(14+11) in 21 games over the span. Hlinka played in 16 regular season games with the Connecticut Whale and two playoff games of the

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, including the Whale's first appearance in the

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International play

Hlinka represented Slovakia in the Division I Group A tournaments of the

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and

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. She led the team in goals at the 2019 tournament, notching two across five games played.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

''Note: Postseason statistics from the 2019–20 Damettan season are from the

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series and are not included in playoff totals.'' Source:

International

References

External links

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Janka Hlinková
at Hockey Slovakia * 1995 births Living people American expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden American people of Slovak descent American women's ice hockey forwards Choate Rosemary Hall alumni Connecticut Whale (PHF) players Ice hockey players from Connecticut Middlebury College alumni Middlebury Panthers athletes People from Stratford, Connecticut Sportspeople from Fairfield County, Connecticut Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Slovak women's ice hockey forwards {{US-icehockey-player-stub